A career stage analysis of police officer work commitment

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 507-516

  McElroy, James C ^a   Morrow, Paula C ^a   Wardlow, Thomas R ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Police Department   (United States)

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EID: 0033228780     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(99)00021-5     Document Type: Article

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